by Elizabeth | Feb 24, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Crop Insurance, Farm Bill
Posted February 24, 2014 Congress will consider whether a federal crop insurance program for poultry growers is feasible, according to an article by the News Journal, available here. An amendment to the 2014 farm bill requires a report to Congress on whether a...
by Elizabeth | Feb 21, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Country of Origin Labeling
Posted February 21, 2014 The World Trade Organization hearing on the U.S. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) requirements took place this week, according to an article by the Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest available here. The dispute began in 2008, when Canada...
by Elizabeth | Feb 21, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted February 21, 2014 A group associated with cockfighting has threatened Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) with political damage over his vote for the 2014 farm bill, according to an article by the Lexington Herald-Leader available here. Craig Davis, president of...
by Elizabeth | Feb 21, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update
Posted February 21, 2014 Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and several other congressional Democrats have asked Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to delay $8 billion in cuts to SNAP (commonly known as food stamps), according to a NY Daily News article available here. ...
by Elizabeth | Feb 20, 2014 | Ag & Food Law Update, Disaster Assistance Programs, Endangered Species Act, Environmental Law, United States Department of Agriculture, Water Law, Western Water
Posted February 20, 2013 California Governor Jerry Brown is urging Congress to find a compromise that will benefit drought-stricken areas in California and around the country, according to a Capital Press article available here. Brown’s reference to “political...
